Rein-holder.



PATENTBD AUG. 27, 1907.

c. P. MAYBR.4 REIN HOLDER. APPLIGATION FILED '1330. 29, 1906.

CHARLES F. MAYER, OF CHICAGO,ILLINOIS.

RE IN-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 27, 1907. l

Application filed Deoember'29, 1906. Serial No. 349,990.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. MAYER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Rein-Holders, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention is a rein holder, and comprises a spring clip which canbe attached to the dashboard, seat, or other part of the vehicle, forthe purpose of holding the reins when desired.

The object of the invention is to provide a device which can be cheaplymade of sheet metal or the like, which by reason of its peculiarconstruction will securely hold the reins when placed thereon, and fromwhich they can be quickly removed when desired.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of thedevice applied to a dashboard and holding reins therein. Fig. 2 is aCross section thereof. Fig. 3 is a plan of the blankfrom which thedevice is made. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a modification.

In the drawings, 9 indicates the dashboard and 9 the top rod or edgingthereof. The clip consists of a base portion 10 having at one end a headl0b and at each side a pair of arms l1 provided with holes 1l throughwhich screws may be inserted to hold the device in place. At the endopposite the head 10b the plate has a tail or extension l0d which isslotted length- Wise as at 10i. 4

When the blank is formed into the article the body 'l0 is bent on alengthwise line to fit over the edge of a dashboard or the like and tobring the arms 1l opposite each other to embrace the edge of thedashboard therebetween and allow the insertion of screws or bolts forfastening the article in place. The extension l0d is formed into aspring clamp by being bent over to rest or press upon the body l0, thelongitudinal slot 10i being located directly over the edge of thedashboard, and the holder depends for its effect upon the resilience ofthe spring under which the reins are clasped against the body on theupper edge of the dashboard. An effective hold is produced inconsequence of the slot 10i, because when the reins are slipped underthe clamp they are bent over the body or upper edge of the dashboard andcaught at the edges of the slot, producing a more effective bindingaction than if the clamp were not slotted and simply pressed the reinsagainst the body of the holder.

In Fig. 4, the blank is bent into a different shape, the ends of thearms Il being off-set outwardly in parallelism on each side so that thearticle may be applied and fastened to a flat surface. They can also bebent to lit a corner if desired.

I Claim:

A spring clamp formed of a sheet metal blank and comprising a body bentlengthwise to form a rib and provided with attaching arms at each side,and a spring extending from one end of the body and bent over the sameand hav ing alengthwise slot opposite the rib.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES F. MAYER.

Witnesses:

NnLLm FEL'rsKoG, WM. J. ROBINSON.

